| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kofu | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 35:16 | 19 | 43 | |
| 2. | Kashiwa Reysol | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 35:12 | 23 | 39 | |
| 3. | Avispa Fukuoka | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 26:18 | 8 | 31 | |
| 4. | Verdy | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 24:19 | 5 | 29 | |
| 5. | Kumamoto | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 20:27 | -7 | 25 | |
| 6. | Kusatsu | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 17:18 | -1 | 24 | |
| 7. | Sagan Tosu | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 18:23 | -5 | 24 | |
| 8. | Tochigi SC | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 27:27 | 0 | 23 | |
| 9. | Yokohama FC | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 24:27 | -3 | 22 | |
| 10. | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 16:22 | -6 | 21 | |
| 11. | Chiba | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20:22 | -2 | 20 | |
| 12. | Tokushima | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 20:26 | -6 | 20 | |
| 13. | Ehime | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17:20 | -3 | 19 | |
| 14. | Oita Trinita | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21:28 | -7 | 17 | |
| 15. | Okayama | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12:27 | -15 | 14 | |
| 16. | Mito | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 9:22 | -13 | 13 | |
| 17. | Gifu | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11:30 | -19 | 13 | |
| 18. | Toyama | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 16:38 | -22 | 11 | |
| 19. | Giravanz Kitakyushu | 18 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 9:36 | -27 | 6 |